On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 54 .617 --
Orioles 77 65 .542 10.5
Indians 72 70 .507 15.5
Red Sox 68 74 .479 19.5
Tigers 66 76 .465 21.5
Brewers 62 79 .440 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 60 .577 --
Athletics 77 65 .542 5.0
Twins 73 72 .503 10.5
Angels 65 79 .451 18.0
Rangers 64 78 .451 18.0
White Sox 61 82 .427 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 55 .610 --
Pirates 82 59 .582 4.0
Mets 74 67 .525 12.0
Cubs 65 78 .455 22.0
Cardinals 62 77 .446 23.0
Expos 48 91 .345 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 52 .641 --
Dodgers 80 61 .567 11.0
Astros 71 74 .490 22.0
Padres 67 78 .462 26.0
Giants 65 81 .445 28.5
Braves 61 81 .430 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 5
1 Ken Griffey 5
1 Chris Speier 5
4 Willie Montanez 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 4
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 John Mayberry 3
2 Pete Rose 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Ed Armbrister 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Pete Redfern 0.89
3 Luis Tiant 0.86
4 Fred Norman 0.62
5 Rich Gossage 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Redfern 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Sid Monge 6
3 Luis Tiant 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .341
2 Bill Madlock .341
3 George Brett .338
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Lyman Bostock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Rick Monday 30
4 George Foster 29
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 97
4 Thurman Munson 95
5 3 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 68
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bert Campaneris 53
4 Frank Taveras 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Bill Travers 2.46
3 Vida Blue 2.47
4 Tom Seaver 2.50
5 Jim Palmer 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 21
1 Jim Palmer 21
3 Jerry Koosman 19
3 Don Sutton 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 229
3 Tom Seaver 209
4 Bert Blyleven 187
5 J. R. Richard 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 22
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Ken Forsch 18
4 Dave LaRoche 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .442
2 Cesar Geronimo .436
3 Lyman Bostock .431
4 Fred Lynn .423
5 Cecil Cooper .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 George Hendrick 5
3 Keith Hernandez 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 16
2 Richie Hebner 15
3 Cecil Cooper 13
3 George Hendrick 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Goltz 0.00
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
3 Mike Torrez 0.24
4 Larry Demery 0.50
5 Bo McLaughlin 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Ed Halicki 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Charlie Hough 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Dick Tidrow 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .389
2 Garry Maddox .376
3 Felix Millan .375
4 Rod Carew .370
5 Lou Brock .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Rick Monday 10
3 Gene Tenace 7
4 George Hendrick 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 33
2 Fred Lynn 25
2 Bob Watson 25
4 Larry Hisle 24
4 Joe Morgan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
2 Frank Taveras 16
4 Ron LeFlore 15
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.52
2 Dick Tidrow 0.72
3 Jerry Reuss 1.11
4 Doug Rau 1.17
5 Don Sutton 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jerry Koosman 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Frank Tanana 52
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 42
5 Steve Carlton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Dave LaRoche 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 Charlie Hough 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .341
2 George Brett .340
3 Joe Morgan .336
4 Rod Carew .333
4 Bill Madlock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 George Foster 30
3 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Rick Monday 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 116
2 Joe Morgan 115
3 Thurman Munson 106
4 Lee May 103
5 Mike Schmidt 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Ron LeFlore 59
4 Davey Lopes 57
5 Lou Brock 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Jim Palmer 2.42
3 Mike Torrez 2.46
4 Doug Rau 2.50
5 Vida Blue 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Randy Jones 22
3 Ed Figueroa 21
3 Jerry Koosman 21
5 Luis Tiant 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 261
3 Tom Seaver 234
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 J. R. Richard 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 3 tied 18